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Cat Smith vs Chris Evans

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Chris Evans voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,426 shared comparable votes.

1,416 same votes 10 different votes 1,426 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
98 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
98 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
29 Aye 96 No
30 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
55 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 134 shared votes
55 Aye 79 No
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
98 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
98 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
29 Aye 96 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 650
1,723
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,396 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
942
55.0% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
771
45.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
23
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
56 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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